Ageless Grace – Lori Trachtenberg (Brookhaven/Buckhead/Vinings)

Lori has a lifetime of experience using exercise as a tool for managing health issues. After working in the Healthcare technology industry for over 16 years, she has shifted her focus from the computer to the person. Her passion is helping people with chronic health conditions implement tools and techniques that allow their bodies, minds, and spirits to function to their greatest potential with grace, ease, and joy. Ageless Grace is a perfect fit to achieve these goals.

Lori fell in love with Atlanta while getting her undergraduate degree at Emory University. She returned “home” after getting her MHA at University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. In addition to being an Ageless Grace® educator, Lori is also a Movement Disorders Trained provider (MDT) and has several other health and wellness certifications.

Eligibility: Lori’s Ageless Grace® classes are open to the general population and are appropriate for people with Parkinson’s disease whether or not they require assistive devices to stand or walk. The Vinings class is for Kaiser Permanente members only. The exercises can be done standing or seated. Care partners, friends and family are encouraged to join the classes.

Safety: These Ageless Grace® classes have not been modified for Parkinson’s patients, but the slow, gentle movements hold little risk for injury. Instructor Lori Trachtenberg has completed the “Community Exercise for People with Parkinson’s Disease” course presented by MDT Education Solutions.

Equipment: None.

Registration/Reservations: Please contact Lori Trachtenberg or the host facility to register for her classes.

Locations: Classes are held in safe, easy to access space in the following facilities:

Brookhaven

When: Wednesdays, 10:30 – 11:30AMWhere: Briarwood Park Community Center (Dance Room), 2235 Briarwood Way NE, Brookhaven, GA 30329 (the only class scheduled in the center at this time, so plenty of room!)Cost: $32 for a 4-session pass for Brookhaven residents, $47 for non-residents (passes must be used within 6 weeks of purchase); single-class drop-in rate is $10. Silver Sneakers members FREE!Registration: Silver Sneakers members may register on the Silver Sneakers Flex website or they can register at the time of the class with Lori Trachtenberg (feel free to contact Lori at 678-575-5437 or Ltrachtenberg@bellsouth.net if you have any questions). You will need to provide your name and member number as it appears on your Healthways SilverSneakers Member card prior to class. If you’re not a Silver Sneakers member, register on the day of the class or in advance at https://secure.rec1.com/ga/city-of-brookhaven/reg.php (click on “Recreation Programs” on the left, then the registration information for the Ageless Grace class appears at the end of a list Adult Fitness classes at the top of the page).